More bolivar traffic appeared on P2P exchange Localbitcoins than any time in history last week. Venezuelans traded more bolivars for Bitcoin (BTC) than ever before last week, but the statistics say more about fiat than cryptocurrency. Yet another Bitcoin volumes record for Venezuela Data from Coin Dance, which tracks trading activity on P2P exchanges Localbitcoins, […]
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Noncustodial exchanges represent a middle ground between centralized and decentralized exchanges while performing fast crypto conversions What are the disadvantages of NCEs? Much like decentralized exchanges, users have full control of their private keys and are thus responsible for the transactions they make. The onus is on a user to provide the correct address when […]
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Venezuela is leading the crypto peer-to-peer BTC trade market, despite government efforts to drive adoption of its oil-backed cryptocurrency, Petro. For the entirety of cryptocurrency’s short history, Venezuela has been seen to be among the most striking example of the need for the utility. The South American country has hosted escalating political tension for years, […]
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Since Zimbabwe’s central bank banned crypto services in 2018, Bitcoin has continued to rise amid new ban on foreign currencies. Bitcoin (BTC) trading in Zimbabwe has continued to surge after the government banned the use of foreign currencies on June 24, business news agency Quartz Africa reported on July 10. The country is reportedly seeing […]
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A new deposit functionality has been rolled out following news of a Bakkt payment app and Coinbase Card’s expansion into six European nations… Once seen by the mainstream zeitgeist as a fringe technology destined to languish on the outskirts of society, cryptocurrency today is alluring many leaders of the fintech sector by offering companies the […]
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Peer-to-peer torrent client BitTorrent has launched its downloads optimization software, BitTorrent Speed, with native token functionality. Peer-to-peer torrent client BitTorrent has launched its downloads optimization software, BitTorrent Speed, with native token functionality. The news was revealed in an official press release published on July 8. As reported, Bittorrent launched a native TRON blockchain-based token, BitTorrent […]
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Trading volume on Finnish peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange platform LocalBitcoins hit the highest level since November 2018. Trading volume on Finnish peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin (BTC) exchange Localbitcoins hit a high not seen since November 2018, reveals data shown on cryptocurrency analytics website CoinDance. According to data from CoinDance, LocalBitcoins global weekly bitcoin trading volume hit $65.6 […]
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iOS also gets a blockchain browser in Opera. Freedom of privacy vs. corporate control: Users have to choose what is more important for them… The appearance of blockchain technology can be compared with the emergence of internet at the initial stage of its development: Users were cautious about a decentralized system and failed to understand […]
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Zimbabwean and South African bitcoin traders are facing a major surcharge on the coin. Bitcoin traders in Zimbabwe and South Africa are seeing skyrocketing premiums on their bitcoin (BTC), according to a report from financial news outlet Fxstreet on July 2. Amid new capital controls in South Africa and Zimbabwe’s recent ban on local trading […]
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Bitcoin blockchain infrastructure firm Blockstream has launched a new tool allowing to execute atomic swaps on the Liquid network. Blockchain infrastructure firm Blockstream has launched a new tool that allows users to execute atomic swaps for all assets supported by the Liquid network, according to an announcement published on July 1. The Liquid Network is […]
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